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Effects of Nitrogen Reduction Under Limited Water Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation on Yield, Nitrogen Absorption and Utilization, and Nitrogen Apparent Balance of Winter Wheat

Agronomy
Reconciling high crop productivity with reduced resource inputs is a primary challenge for sustainable agriculture in water-scarce regions. This study evaluated the feasibility of reducing nitrogen (N) fertilizer application for winter wheat under ...
Mingda Yang, Jiaju Dong, Suyu Zhang, Yahui Cheng, Shuai Li, Shenjiao Yang, Yumei Wang, Jinping Chen, Shoutian Ma   +8 more
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Impact of water saving irrigation systems on water use, growth and yield of irrigated lowland rice [PDF]

To meet the growing demand for food and other needs from an increasing population, the rice production in Sri Lanka, which was 3.87 million tonnes in 2008, has to be increased to 4.2 million tonnes by the year 2020.
Piyasiri, C. H., Priyadarshani, T. N. N., Silva, L. S., Weerakoon, W. M. W.   +3 more
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Enhance productivity and net economic return by intercropping sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) with common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under drip irrigation

European Journal of Biological Research, 2020
Intercropping represents ways of maximizing water use efficiency (WUE) for higher yields per unit of irrigation water applied. The field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Farm of Arab El- Awammer Research, Station, Assiut during the two ...
Wael Hamd-Alla, Nagwa Ahmed, Mohamed Hefzy   +2 more
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How Much Water Do Households Require? [PDF]

What is the basic water requirement per month of a Philippine household consisting of six members? This study provides an estimate based on various household activities dovetailed to local practices and situation which may serve as a valuable input in ...
Inocencio, Arlene B., Javier, Esmyra P., Padilla, Jose E.   +2 more
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Optimizing Irrigation Rates and Antioxidant Foliar Spray Effects on Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Manfalouty Pomegranate Trees

International Journal of Plant Biology
This study aims to identify the most effective irrigation rates for Manfalouty pomegranate trees to enhance their growth, yield, bioactive compound content, and fruit quality.
Shimaa Hosny Gaber, Ahmed H. A. Mansour, Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud, Mohamed Hefzy   +3 more
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Less transpiration and good quality thanks to NIR-screen [PDF]

Materials or additives for greenhouse cover that reflect or absorb a part of the NIR radiation can decrease the cooling requirement for the greenhouse and increase water use efficiency of the crop.
Hemming, S., Jianfeng, D., Kempkes, F.L.K., Stanghellini, C.   +3 more
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Analysis on Water Potential and Requirement for Recommending Supplementary Irrigation on Upland Sugarcane [PDF]

, 2002
Sugarcane planted in dry season (April to September) in Lampung usually experiences water deficit especially during initial and vegetative phases. Compared with other phases, water deficit in those periods decreases yield badly.
IRIANTO, G. (GATOT), SURMAINI, E. (E)
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Proposal of the Readout Electronics for the WCDA in LHAASO Experiment

, 2013
The LHAASO (Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory) experiment is proposed for very high energy gamma ray source survey, in which the WCDA (Water Cherenkov Detector Array) is the one of the major components.
An, Qi, Liu, Shubin, Zhao, Lei
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Optimization study on diagnostic methods for winter wheat water stress using UAV-borne thermal infrared imagery

Agricultural Water Management
To address the low estimation accuracy of the Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) directly induced by imprecise extraction of plant canopy temperature (Tc) from thermal infrared (TIR) imagery, this study used UAV visible imagery of winter wheat under ...
Shou-Chen Ma, Zhen-Hao Gao, Jia-Ju Dong, Shou-Tian Ma   +3 more
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Water use efficiency of tomatoes - in greenhouses and hydroponics [PDF]

Massive amounts of water are required for the production of our food, varying from several cubic metres per kilogram of beef to as low as 4 litres per kilogram for tomatoes grown in high-tech glasshouses.
Nederhoff, E.M., Stanghellini, C.
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